- Note: Nov. 21 – Research Progress Report/Presentations - this Monday the Seminar Session (4:30 - 5:45 will be followed by the Listening/Discussion Session for the week. I expect that the Research Progress Presentations will continue into the Listening/Discussion Session.
- Note: Nov. 23 - Class cancelled. I will be available at class time (4:30) for individual consultations.
- Dylan-a-Day selection: Romance in Durango
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- Note: a resource for Ballad Research Sources/Bibliography
- more research sources:
- Contemplator, a great site for lyrics, history, and perspectives (Also, a midi version of each song).
- This is the legendary original “mudcat” database: (lotsa great stuff here!)
- This is a mirror site to the huge “mudcat” database:
- An outstanding Links page from “mudcat”(500 links): These links are not limited to folk music - I found a link to a Rory Gallagher site (one of the finest rock/blues guitar players I’ve heard)
- Evaluating Web Resources (from the University of Maryland
- Here is an interesting little intro. to murder ballads
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- Here are two pages to read prior to the Listening Discussion Session tonight, One has to do with transgressive themes, and the other has to do with the kind of listening I encourage you to develop;
- Listening/Discussion:
- Happy Ending and More